WBFE

WBFE
Simulcasts WBFB Bangor
Bar Harbor, Maine;
Broadcast area	Mount Desert Island, Downeast Maine
Frequency	99.1 MHz
Branding	The Bear
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Motor Racing Network; Premiere Networks;
Ownership
Owner	Blueberry Broadcasting; (Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC);
History
First air date	June 1992
Former call signs	WPRG (1988–1992); WLKE (1992–2013);
Call sign meaning	similar to WBFB
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	62289
Class	B
ERP	45,000 watts
HAAT	121 meters (397 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°31′14″N 68°23′38″W / 44.52056°N 68.39389°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.971thebear.com

WBFE (99.1 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format simulcasting WBFB. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine, United States, the station serves the Down East Maine area. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.^[2] Under proper weather conditions, the station's signal can reach both southwestern New Brunswick and southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.

History[edit]

The station was assigned call sign WPRG on March 24, 1988. On May 19, 1992, the station changed its call sign to WLKE;^[3] that June, it signed on.^[4] As of September 28, 2009, it became part of a three station country network based out of Blueberry's Bangor office, simulcasting WBFB and also heard on WMCM.^[5] On September 23, 2013, the station took its current WBFE call sign.^[3] Prior to September 28, 2009, the station was branded as "Lucky 99.1".

References[edit]

^ "Facility Technical Data for WBFE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WBFE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ ^a ^b "WBFE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Harbour, Kathy (June 16, 1992). "New radio station to broadcast country music". Bangor Daily News. p. 6 Hancock. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ "NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush". www.fybush.com.

External links[edit]

Official website
WBFE in the FCC FM station database
WBFE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WBFE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "WBFE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[fcc-callsigns-3] "WBFE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[bdn-wlkestart-4] Harbour, Kathy (June 16, 1992). "New radio station to broadcast country music". Bangor Daily News. p. 6 Hancock. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

[5] "NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush". www.fybush.com.

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This area includes the Presque Isle area (Aroostook County) and Washington County.
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